HANOI - Environmental protection will be put at the center of development, according to a draft on the amended Environmental Protection Law that Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha presented to the National Assembly at a meeting today, May 26.

HCMC – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has proposed launching support policies and preferential programs for the use of vehicles powered by renewable energy to ease air pollution, according to a report the ministry has sent to the prime minister.

HCMC – Given the prolonged heat wave in the region, tens of thousands of residents in Binh Thuan Province are facing a shortage of water, prompting the provincial government to declare a drought emergency.

HCMC - Air quality in the capital city of Hanoi has improved significantly since March, according to the Vietnam Environment Administration, as the social distancing measures have led vehicular traffic to significantly dip and many factories to close.

HCMC - The Green Climate Fund, under the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), has approved nonrefundable aid worth US$30.2 million for a project that will support climate-resilient agriculture amid climate change in the Central Highlands and south-central coast regions of Vietnam.

HCMC – Vietnam (Ba3, negative) is one of the most exposed sovereigns to sea level rise, whether measured by the share of the population, land area or economic activity threatened, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report.

HANOI - Air pollution has cost the Vietnamese economy US$10.8-US$13.6 billion per year, equivalent to VND250-300 trillion, Associate Professor Dr Dinh Duc Truong at the National Economics University said at a workshop on January 14.